Wendi is joined by her own personal Taylor Network IMF team of Darrell Taylor and Rafael Sanz for this exclusive DPS/Nothing's on crossover spoiler special! They break down every aspect of the latest Tom Cruise extravaganza including Henry Cavill's mustache, each heart pounding stunt and why this franchise has sustained as well as it has. Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to listen to this breakdown of "Mission Impossible: Fallout"!

Everything about artist/writer Michel Fiffe is crafted from a place of reverence, sincerity and respect. His long running indie comic, Copra, is a love letter to the 80s run of "Suicide Squad" and his work with Image Comics reimagining Rob Liefeld's "Bloodstrike" is not tongue in cheek in the slightest. Fiffe wears his influences well but shapes them through his unique independent lens. He and Wendi discuss these as well as the underrated impact of Kim Yale on women in comics, and a fascinating discussion of his correspondence with Steve Ditko and differentiating hating "fandom" but loving your fans.

audio note: there is an echo on Wendi's dialogue, hopefully you can bear through it for this great conversation.

In this corner, we have the spectacular J. Gonzo, artist and writer of "La Mano Del Destino", a comic set in a fictional 1960's Mexico about a supernatural luchador bent on revenge. He discusses all the thought and detail presented in the color and printing of this retro story, along with the history of Mexican wrestling, the importance of masks to identity, why we can't see the El Santo movies anymore, masculinity and machismo in Latino culture, and who gets to use Batman's weight room.

The second half of the episode is devoted to Martin Casaus, better known as "Marty the Moth" on the El Rey Network's popular show, "Lucha Underground". He talks about crafting his maniacal character, what makes "Lucha Underground" so much more plot driven than other wrestling shows, why wrestlers are such savvy vloggers, his injuries on WWE's "Tough Enough" encouraging people's fitness journeys and much more.

"Rock Candy Mountain" is a hilarious and action packed comic detailing the adventures of hobos, and talking to writer/artist Kyle Starks and colorist Chris Schweizer is equally fast paced. It's a delirious book packed with colorful characters that's part historical, part supernatural and always ridiculous. They break down the false stereotypes of hobos, the code they live by, parody vs. satire, how to pick your hobo name, wuxia kung fu movies, the closing of Toys R Us and so much more.

Writer Erica Schultz is an exceptionally cool woman with a deep knowledge of true crime, cults and serial killers. She came into comics working at Neal Adams' studio where she honed her skills at lettering, inking, writing and editing, was accepted into the DC Comics writers' workshop where she got to write a Hawkgirl story, has written part of Dynamite's "Swords of Sorrow" crossover, and comics based on the tv shows "Revenge" and "Charmed". Coming up she has her own crime comic "12 Devils Dancing" from Action Lab, as well as a "Daredevil" annual and a run on "Xena: Warrior Princess". She and Wendi talk about pleasing long time fans of these properties, ghost stories, kitties, women interest in true crime, and a lot more!

Sybil Danning is a goddess of 80s action film cinema. Statuesque and vivacious, she featured in such films as "Howling 2", "Battle Beyond the Stars", "Chained Heat" and "Reform School Girls". Wendi and guest host Brian Kirst of "Big Gay Horror Fan" have a fantastic time listening to her tell Hollywood stories about working with people like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Clint Eastwood, wrangling Klaus Kinski, the behind the scenes work of producing your own films, writing her new comic book "Ruger", and being a feminist icon. She conveys a wonderful positive spirit of encouragement!

Artist Tana Ford has carved out a name for herself in autobiographical comics, slice of life stories, mainstream Spider-man tales and historical narratives. Her style bounces around from the dynamic fun of "Silk" to map illustrations. In this episode she talks about Sean Gordon Murphy's mentorship program, the "bury your gays" trope, winning the Prism Comics Queer Press grant for her book "Duck!", gives her cocktail recipe for the Tanhattan, and tells some incredibly heartwarming and courageous stories from the history of the Boston Marathon.

"Sim-BEE-oat" or "sim-BUY-oat"? It is the 30th anniversary of Spider-man's gooey nemesis, Venom and with that comes a new movie and a new comic, written by Donny Cates with artist Ryan Stegman. Ryan Stegman is kind enough to join Wendi for a discussion of all things Spidey, what to expect from Marvel's "Fresh Start", the complexity of drawing webbing, his work on "Superior Spider-Man" and "Uncanny Avengers", the detail of his pencils and relinquishing control on inking, romance in "Spider-man" vs "X-Men", Wendi has another work story, and so much more!

Wendi gets superficial this week as she talks to Image comics creator, Jeremy Haun, about his book, "The Beauty". A startling tale of an STI that makes you beautiful for a while before some devastating side effects kick in, its a book that melds body horror, current politics, personal agency and police procedural. They also talk about his other project, "The Realm", a post apocalyptic, Dungeons and Dragons influenced tale, as well as writing love stories about sexy Asian men, Steely Dan, hat shopping with Ande Parks and so much more!

Wendi is joined by fellow Taylor Network podcasters, Colin Coughtrey and Jay Tank, of Star Wars Conversations! The conversation heats up as they discuss the Solo trailer, food tie ins, the Darth Vader comic, the most overrated characters, how much backstory is too much, that green bunny dude from the old Marvel comics, the coolness of Therm Scissorpunch, the best droids, why Star Wars fans complain so much and so much more!

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